Posted January 21, 2019 06:34:51 Photo: Tambellup was one of the communities facing funding cuts, until locals took to social media. (ABC Great Southern: Aaron Fernandes) The organisers of community centres in regional WA say a clash with the State Government over funding last year, taught them the importance of …

Posted January 21, 2019 14:25:25 Photo: China’s industrial production has been slowing and car sales weakening. (Reuters: Stringer) China’s economic growth has slowed in line with forecasts by economists, but many analysts warn the slowdown is far more serious than official figures show. Key points: China’s year-on-year economic growth slows …

Updated January 21, 2019 14:02:04 Photo: It is believed the total figure for the alleged underpayment is higher than $200 million. (Supplied: BHP) The West Australian Government says it believes mining company BHP has underpaid iron ore royalties over a period of several years. Key points: WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt …

Updated January 21, 2019 07:02:19 Art lovers are on a mission to raise $1 million to keep the last big work by esteemed master craftsman Geoffrey Hannah, OAM, close to home. Known as the Hannah Cabinet, Mr Hannah named it after his family. Mr Hannah’s previous big piece, the Australiana …

Updated January 21, 2019 07:09:07 Photo: Mr Fox warned his parliamentary colleagues to not “steal the vote from the people”. (AP: Kirsty Wigglesworth) Westminster cannot be allowed to hijack Brexit, says the United Kingdom’s International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, in a warning to MPs who want to take more control …

Months of unexplained night-time power outages in Queensland’s Isis district, around Childers, have left farmers, already struggling with high electricity and water prices, unable to reliably irrigate crops in the crucial summer period. The outages have exclusively affected the irrigation pumps in the region’s key agricultural sector causing them to …

Posted January 19, 2019 08:13:34 Photo: The proposal will now be scrutinised by the Liquor Commission. (Supplied: NT Airports) Woolworths liquor giant Dan Murphy’s is one step closer to having a footprint in the Northern Territory, with its future now in the hands of the NT Liquor Commission. Key points: …

By Bec Whetham Posted January 19, 2019 08:59:24 Photo: A plate of spaghetti at the one-dish Adelaide pop-up restaurant, Spaghetti Crab, which was open in 2018. (ABC News: Bec Whetham) A man walks into a bar and asks for a “burger”. But in 2019, a “burger” is interpretable. Guacamole, sauteed …